Use of Insufficiently Random Values Affecting expat package, versions *


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.22% (61st percentile)
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NVD
5.9 medium
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-EXPAT-1937612
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 27 Feb 2015

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 expat.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat package and not the expat package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Expat, when used in a parser that has not called XML_SetHashSalt or passed it a seed of 0, makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via vectors involving use of the srand function.